Indian Medical Plants

1. Medicinal Plants Trail
Drala (male tree)
Vitrex trifolin Verbena family
Juice from pounded leaves mixed with
water is ingested for bloated stomach, also
cures sinus and ear problems. For diabetes,
chew the leaves and then spit them out.
Daindaini draulalai
Croton storckii Large green leaved croton
Heated leaves used as covering on sore
knees, also used for heartburn
Croton stor ckii Fine green leaved croton
Juice from pounded leaves as nasal drip for
headache
Jaina leka
Musa nana Dwarf banana tree
Pounded leaves (without midrib) is mixed
with water and ingested against asthma
Senitoa
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus
Juice from crushed plant mixed with water
and ingested after childbirth to cleanse
birth canal. Also used for stomach ache
and sunburn
Vauleka
Hibiscus liliaceous Short hibiscus
Rough side of leaf is bandaged on sprained
ankle overnight to reduce swelling and
pain. Leaves are dry, crispy and crumbly
in the morning with reduced swelling and
pain. Also used for diarrhoea.
Totodro
Centella asiatica Pennywort
Treats cough when leaves are made into
tea, especially in children
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2. Medicinal Plants Trail
Quwawa
Psidium guajava Guava
Young leaves are chewed and juice taken in
to treat diarrhoea
Vasili damu
Cordyline terminalis Tea tree
Leaves and coconut oil used on painful
swellings with no apparent “eyes,” also for
diarrhoea
Totowiwi
Oxalis corniculata Oxalis grass
Crushed leaves used as patch on boils
under the armpit or against cough in
children
Layalaya
Zingiber zerumbet Wild ginger
Cut into pieces and pour hot water to make
tea or chew on it to cure sore throat.
Kalabuci damu
Acalypha wilkesiana Copperleaf
Pounded leaf juice mixed with water and
ingested to treat thrush/sore throat. Used
by ladies during their period, and stomach
ache when only on one side or when weak
after a long illness
Mokomoko
Belvisia mucronata Crawlee fern
Chewed leaves used to treat boils under
armpits
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3. Medicinal Plants Trail
Baka ni Viti
Ficus obliqua Fig tree
Crushed leaves are used to treat boils on the
back
Maqo
Mangifera indica Mango tree
Liquid of bark is used against diarrhoea.
Scrape the outside bark off and take the
inside bark to make tea against thrush
Moli
Citrus sp Lemon
Chew on tender leaves for throat ache,
scrape bark for asthma or use leaves to
make lemon tea. The root is used for
asthma
Batimadramadra
Bidens pilosa Cobbler’s peg
Leaves pounded and mixed with a little
water is ingested for stomach ache, bee
sting, burn, and sea lice - seasonal
Voivoi
Pandanus odor atssimus Pandanus
Juice from crushed aerial roots that have not
touched the ground is ingested to treat
poisoning
Qiqilawa (female)
Jasminum simplicifolium Olive family
Leaves crushed and mixed with a little
water and ingested to treat exhaustion in
young mothers

4. Medicinal Plants Trail
Domele
Ocimum sanctum Basil
Juice from pounded leaves ingested to treat
coughs, also good for mosquito bites, burns,
and fever
Bovo
Musseanda raiateensis Coffee family
Scrapings from bark, mixed with a little water
is ingested for fracture
Vueti Naitasiri
Pagiantha thurstonii Periwinkle family
Scrape bark to make tea for tuberculosis.
Leaves also used for sunburn and boils
Qiqila Kau
Micromelum minutum Guinguila
Leaves crushed and mixed with a little water
and ingested to treat exhaustion in young
mothers
Losi Losi
Ficus barclayana Fig family
Chew young leaves for cough, juice of leaves
used for boils under the arms .
Botebotekoro tagane
Ageratum conyzoides Goat weed
Crushed leaves mixed with water and
ingested to treat diarrhoea, fever, and cough
– seasonal